held up towards rear, headway on outside from 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, not reach winner
held up in rear, headway from over 3f out, ridden to press leaders inside final 2f, unable to quicken final furlong
behind, pushed along, struggling final 3f
soon chasing leader, weakened, edged left final 2f
held up, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace, no impression
mid-division, driven, struggling over 2f out
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out until 3f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, smooth headway on outside from over 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, in command, stayed on well
ridden 4f out, always behind
chased leaders until weakened under pressure over 3f out
pulled hard, tracked leaders, hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, led halfway, headed 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong
led to halfway, chased leader to 4f out, weakened inside final 3f
slowly into stride, ridden, struggling 4f out, always in rear
Susie May has been in good form of late and Gary Moore's filly is bound to have her backers but there is every suspicion judged by her latest start at Newmarket that the handicapper may now have her measure and preference is for Cosmea, who gets the vote with Medieval Maiden rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has yet to win a race but Alan King's filly has slipped to a fair mark now and showed enough when chasing home Addwaitya at Goodwood last time to suggest that a race of this nature would be well within her compass. Tom Dascombe's Naughty Thoughts has more to do off a 3lb higher mark than when winning at York last time, while Michael Bell's Sea Chorus could probably do with some help from the handicapper. Medieval Maiden has run well in two recent starts on the Polytrack but has yet to show the same level of form on turf and a better bet looks to be Cosmea, who gets the vote to open her account.
Susie May 15-8fav (9-3) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure and one pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bassinet (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Naughty Thoughts (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home, won at York 1m 4f app hcp (4) gf beating Sporting Gesture (8-11) by a hd, 11 ran.
Alecia (IRE) 5-2 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Glenridding (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Dec.
Trinkila (USA) 50-1 (9-1) In touch to 3f out, gradually weakened, 10th of 13, 9l behind Casilda (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf.
Sea Chorus 17-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, hampered 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 6l behind Precision Break (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Zia Zabel (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, switched right and not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 12l behind Meethaaq (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Medieval Maiden 3-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Tavalu (9-2) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cosmea 14-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on to chase winner close home, 2nd of 16, 3l behind Addwaitya (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Ericarrow (IRE) 3-1fav (8-0) Slowly away, held up mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo sll (6) pol in May beating Kijivu (8-7) by 7l, 12 ran.
Appointment 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 18l behind Victoria Montoya (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd.
Spiritofthestorm (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Pressed leaders until weakened quickly over 3f out, 13th of 14, 22l behind Slip (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp (6) gd.
Sabancaya 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Dancing Dik (8-6) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Kijivu 6-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge well over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Ericarrow (8-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo sll (6) pol in May.
Poppy Gregg 100-1 (8-7) Started slowly, in rear, ridden over 4f out, no headway and well behind over 2f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Sevenna (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) gd.
